1. Annie Turnbo Malone’s Poro College Changed Black Haircare Forever Before Madam C.J. Walker became a household name, Annie Turnbo Malone was already making waves in the Black haircare industry. In the early 1900s, Malone developed a line of hair […]
1. Garrett Morgan – The Man Who Made Our Roads Safer Garrett Morgan was one of those inventors who saw a problem and figured out how to fix it. Born in 1877 to formerly enslaved parents, he had only a
1. Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson’s entry into Major League Baseball in 1947 broke the color barrier in the sport, marking a pivotal moment in American history. Before Robinson, the sport was racially segregated, and black athletes were barred from playing
1. Toni Morrison: The Pulitzer Prize Legacy Toni Morrison is one of the most influential voices in modern literature. Her works often explore the complexities of race, identity, and the African-American experience in America. Morrison’s writing is deeply rooted in
1. “You Can’t Make Money Playing Video Games” For many boomers, the idea of a career in gaming is laughable. They grew up in a time when traditional careers, like being a doctor, lawyer, or banker, were the gold standard.
1. “Radical” The word “radical” in the ’80s was used in all sorts of contexts to mean something that was really, truly amazing. If something was incredibly cool or totally out of the ordinary, you’d call it “radical.” The term
1. Paul McCartney Died and Was Replaced by a Lookalike One of the most famous rock conspiracy theories is that Paul McCartney actually died in a car crash in ’66, and The Beatles secretly replaced him with a doppelgänger. Supposedly,
